Curbing for artesian wells.



I. B. JOHNSON.

CURBiNG FOR ARTESIAN WELLS.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 6, I9I5.

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JAMES B. JOHNSON, 0F JESTER, OKLAHOMA.

CURBING FOR ARTESIAN WELLS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2a, 191'?.

Application led November 6. 1915. Serial No. 60,008.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, JAMES B. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at J ester, in the county of Greer and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curbing for Artesian llVells; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a curbing for Artesian wells, and more particularly to a curbing which includes a structure which is forced downwardly into a well casing, driven through the ground to communicate with the water vein, which will cause the water to flow upwardly through the pipe.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like and corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through a well showing the improved curbing applied thereto, and

Fig. 2 is a sectional View on the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates a well casing, of ordi nary construction, such as is commonly used in forming a driven well. The casing 1, is driven into the ground until the lower end of the same communicates with the water vein indicated at 2, the sources of which vein are found at a level considerably above the upper end of the well casing 1, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The upper end of the casing l, is secured to a platform indicated at 3, in any suitable The pipe 4, which has a head 5 formed upon its lower end is driven downwardly within the casing 1. rlhe pipe 3 is of smaller diameter than the casing 1, and the head 5 which is formed upon the lower end of the pipe is constructed of any suitable material for forming a fluid tight engagement with the inner wall of the casing 1. rEhe central portion of the head 5, which communicates with the bore of the pipe 4 is open so as to permit water and air to pass upwardly through the pipe 4f. In the drawings, the head 5 is shown as composed of a plurality of washers or disks 6, which are placed one upon the other and secured in any suitable manner. If it is desired, the central washer designated by the numeral 6a, may be constructed of any suitable type of resilient material for increasing the uid tight engagement between the periphery of the head 5 and the inner wall of the casing 1.

The pipe a, has its upper end which projects out of the casing 1 curved, as is shown at 7, through which the water flows from the casing 1.

in installing a curbing as specified, the casing 1 of the well may be formed in any ordinary manner, after which the pipe 4 is driven downwardly therein. rlhe head 5, iitted with fluid tight joints against the inner wall of the casing 1, is forced downwardly into the well below the normal water level, within the casing 1, causing the water from the vein 2 to run upwardly through the casing l, the pipe 11- and out of the open end of the arcuate portion 7 of the pipe 4:.

If it is so desired, the casing 1, above the head 4 may be filled with cement, as indicated at 8 in the drawings.

ln reducing the invention to practice, certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may necessitate alterations to which the patentee is entitled provided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

What is claimed is A curbing for Artesian wells comprising a well casing, a pipe of smaller diameter than the well casing positioned within the casing, a horizontally positioned flange formed upon the lower end of said pipe and engaging the inner surface of the well eashaving its outer edge engaging the inner ing, said pipe being driven into said easing surface of the well easing, a Washer mountfor positioning said flanges below the ordied upon the upper surface of said flange, and nary water level and a cement filler posi- 5 a second flange resting upon the upper surtioned within said easing above said flanges.

face of said Washer, said washer and said In testimony whereof I afX my signature. last named flange having their outer edges JAMES B. JOHNSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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